[Leica] LUG Book Update, and a Question for the Contributors

[pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein)]

Jim:  Congratulations on the NPR interview, and the great idea.  I think 
that Project H.O.M. E. is a worthy recipient.  I vote yes.

--Peter

At 02:18 PM 1/26/2007 -0800, "Jim Shulman" <jshul@comcast.net> wrote:
>Evidently the success of the LUG book continues, according to blurb.com.
>It's one of their all-time successes, but what they find most interesting is
>the concept of a collective book effort from a diverse (and widely
>dispersed) group.
>
>Today I was asked by blurb.com if I would like to be interviewed by NPR
>(National Public Radio) about the LUG blurb.com project.  I said I'd be
>thrilled to describe the group, the project, and the confluence of
>technologies (high-speed web, digital imaging, and digital color printing).
. . .
>My suggestion is that the profits go to Project H.O.M.E., a Philadelphia
>organization that's been providing housing, medical and vocational
>assistance to homeless women since 1989.  You can see more information about
>Project H.O.M.E. at http://www.projecthome.org/
>
>If there are no objections about this from the book's photographers, I will
>change the retail price to $60 hardcover/$50 paperback on February 1, with
>profits going to Project H.O.M.E. That gives anyone on the LUG who hasn't
>ordered a copy a few days to do so for at-cost rates.  I will also ask
>blurb.com to donate their profits from the book sale for this as well (the
>PR alone should more than compensate them for the loss of LUG book profits.)